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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to launch a low-cost laptop powered by an iPhone chip in H1 2026 to rival Chromebooks, aimed at students and casual users, codenamed J700  —  Apple Inc. is preparing to enter the low-cost laptop market for the first time, developing a budget Mac aimed at luring away customers …
Bloomberg:
Amazon sent a cease-and-desist to Perplexity, demanding it to stop letting Comet make purchases on users' behalf, accusing it of computer fraud  —  Amazon.com Inc. has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity AI Inc. demanding that the artificial intelligence search startup stop allowing …
CNBC:
Perplexity AI accuses Amazon of “bullying” after receiving “an aggressive legal threat” demanding Comet not make purchases on users' behalf  —  Perplexity AI accused Amazon of “bullying” on Tuesday after it received a letter from the e-commerce giant demanding …
Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Google unveils Project Suncatcher to launch two solar-powered satellites, each with four TPUs, into low Earth orbit in 2027, as it seeks to scale AI compute  —  The demand for AI data centers has grown so large that there isn't enough energy on earth to power the buildout.
Lee Ying Shan / CNBC:
Shares of Asian AI-linked companies fall, tracking declines in US peers, as investors worry about stretched valuations; SoftBank falls 13%+, Advantest drops 8%+  —  Shares of Asian AI-linked companies and tech firms fell Wednesday, tracking declines in U.S. peers, as investors turned wary …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android, including in the US, Canada, and Japan; the app reached 1M+ downloads in the five days after its September iOS launch  —  Now, more people can create and share AI-generated videos on the app's social feed. … OpenAI has brought its AI video app, Sora, to Android.
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple says Live Translation on AirPods will expand to the EU next month; the first iOS 26.2 beta, seeded to developers on Tuesday, brings the feature to the EU  —  The upcoming iOS 26.2 update for iPhone makes the Live Translation on AirPods feature available in the EU, according to Apple.
Ian King / Bloomberg:
AMD reports Q3 revenue up 36% YoY to $9.24B, vs. $8.7B est., Data Center revenue up 22% to $4.3B, and forecasts Q4 revenue below the highest projections  —  Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the main contender to Nvidia Corp. in the artificial intelligence chip market, failed to impress investors …
Clare Armstrong / ABC:
Australia broadens its social media ban for under-16s to include Reddit and Kick, which join Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Snapchat, TikTok, X, and YouTube  —  In short:  —  Reddit and Kick will be included in Australia's social media ban for children under 16.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
WhatsApp launches an Apple Watch app that lets users get call notifications, read full messages, and record and send voice messages  —  WhatsApp announced on Tuesday that it's launching an Apple Watch companion app.  For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch …
Bloomberg:
IBM plans to cut “a low single-digit percentage” of its workforce in Q4, affecting thousands of staffers; it employed ~270K workers as of the end of 2024  —  International Business Machines Corp. will cut thousands of workers this quarter while it continues to shift the focus …
Tim Starks / CyberScoop:
The US sanctions eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and IT worker schemes for the North Korean government  —  Learn more.  —  The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained …
Sam Tobin / Reuters:
The UK's High Court rules against Getty in its lawsuit against Stability AI over its image generator; the judge calls the ruling “extremely limited in scope”  —  Getty Images largely lost its landmark lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI over its image generator at London's High Court on Tuesday.
Emily Forlini / PCMag:
AWS says it is developing Fastnet, a subsea cable from Maryland to Ireland buried ~1.5m below the sea floor and with a capacity over 320 Tbps, debuting in 2028  —  Amazon Web Services (AWS) will lay a new subsea cable across the ocean floor, connecting Maryland and Ireland.
Dan Primack / Axios:
Sequoia announces that Alfred Lin and Pat Grady will be elevated to firm stewards, succeeding Roelof Botha, who led Sequoia solo since 2022  —  Sequoia Capital on Tuesday announced that Alfred Lin and Pat Grady will be elevated to firm stewards, succeeding Roelof Botha.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify says it now has nearly 500K video podcasts and more than 390M users have now streamed a video podcast on its platform, up 54% YoY  —  Spotify says its video podcasts are seeing increased consumer adoption.  In its third quarter earnings report, the company shared that its video podcast catalog …
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John Voorhees / MacStories:
Apple releases version 26.1 of its full family of OSes, adding a “tinted” option for its Liquid Glass design that reduces transparency and increases contrast  —  Today, Apple released version 26.1 of its full family of OSes.  Every platform received attention, including the proverbial …
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple refreshes the web version of the App Store, letting users view and search for apps for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro

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